22 December 2021 09:21 am Views - 6765
The Gampola Police launched an investigation after a 14-year old girl died as a result of assault allegedly by her uncle and father.
According to the police, the girl's uncle had assaulted the girl after seeing her with her boyfriend last Sunday at the Mount Temple in Gampola.
Then on Tuesday morning, while the girl was sick and moaning in pain, the girl's father assaulted her saying that she would not let him sleep.
The girl was then taken by her mother to a nearby house where she was later admitted to the Gampola Hospital. She later succumbed to her injuries.
Police said the girl's mother had lodged a complaint with the Police alleging that she had died as a result of assault.
The police arrested the girl's father and uncle in connection with the incident.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)